The Peoples Democratic Party has zoned the chairman’s office to the North. Sparking speculations that the party might be looking to zone its presidential ticket to the South in 2023 but the party is yet to announced its decision on presidency, vice presidency or other executive and legislative positions
The governors took the vote at their meeting held at the residence of the Akwa Ibom governor in Abuja on Wednesday.
The vote ended at a 9 – 3 count in favour of the North as Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and others voted in favour of the North.
Governors of Bauchi, Adamawa
and Taraba however voted that the chairmanship should be zoned to the South.
While this move definitively may move PDP’s presidential flag bearer to the South, the opposition All Progressives Congress APC has said it will leave that decision to the voters, crossing out chances of primaries by zoning.
The PDP had earlier appointed Enugu governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to lead a zoning committee ahead of its national convention billed for October.
It is however not immediately clear how the decision of the governors will affect that of the party generally.